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Table 2 Effect of leaf removal on leaf area index (LAI) and activities of superoxide dismutase (SOD), peroxidase (POD) and malondialdehyde (MDA)

From: Physiological and proteome studies of maize (Zea mays L.) in response to leaf removal under high plant density

Treatment

LAI

SOD (U g−1 FW min− 1)

POD (U g− 1 FW min− 1)

MDA (μmol g− 1 FW)

0 d

3 d

7 d

3 d

7 d

3 d

7 d

S0

6.23 ± 0.09 a

494.8 ± 3.6 a

473.4 ± 3.9 a

86.4 ± 0.2 a

74.9 ± 1.1 a

15.4 ± 0.1 c

24.3 ± 0.7 c

S2

5.87 ± 0.09 b

486.4 ± 1.4 b

461.0 ± 4.5 b

84.9 ± 0.5 b

72.9 ± 0.2 b

16.0 ± 0.2 b

26.0 ± 0.2 b

S4

5.02 ± 0.08 c

478.3 ± 2.3 c

446.7 ± 4.9 c

82.6 ± 0.6 c

70.6 ± 0.2 c

16.3 ± 0.2 a

27.5 ± 0.9 a

  1. Note: Data are means ± SE (n = 3). Different letters within a column mean significant differences at 5%. 0 d, 3 d and 7 d represent the day of defoliation, three and seven days after defoliation, respectively
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